October 30, 2013

Lit Pick: The Fire by John A. Heldt

Description:When Kevin Johnson, 22,
goes to Wallace, Idaho, days after his college graduation, he expects
to find rest and relaxation as his family prepares his deceased
grandfather's house for sale. Then he discovers a hidden diary and a
time portal that can take him to 1910, the year of Halley's comet and
the largest wildfire in U.S. history. Within hours, Kevin finds himself
in the era of horse-drawn wagons, straw hats, and ankle-length dresses.
Returning to the same time and place, he decides to travel again and
again and make the portal his gateway to summer fun. The adventure takes
a more serious turn, however, when the luckless-in-love science major
falls for pretty English teacher Sarah Thompson and integrates himself
in a community headed for tragedy. Filled with humor, romance, and
heartbreak, THE FIRE, the sequel to THE JOURNEY, follows a conflicted
soul through a life-changing journey as he makes his mark on a world he
was never meant to see.

About the Author:John A. Heldt is a reference librarian and the
author of THE MINE, THE JOURNEY, THE SHOW, and THE FIRE, the first four
novels of the critically acclaimed Northwest Passage time-travel series.
The former award-winning sportswriter and newspaper editor has loved
getting subjects and verbs to agree since writing book reports on
baseball heroes in grade school. A graduate of the University of Oregon
and the University of Iowa, he is an avid fisherman, sports fan, home
brewer, and reader of thrillers and historical fiction. When not sending
contemporary characters to the not-so-distant past, he weighs in on
literature and life at johnheldt.blogspot.com.